Image processing apparatus, system, and method having an operation mode restricting capability
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasanori Yamada
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus having a function of restricting an operation mode is provided wherein the image processing apparatus has a unit for setting each color mode of the apparatus to be restricted, depending upon a management key, a control card, and a password number. If the unit indicates a use restriction, the restricted color mode is inhibited to be executed by the image processing apparatus.
Claims44
An image processing apparatus having a function of restricting an operation mode, said image processing apparatus comprising:
- input means capable of inputting images from a plurality of external apparatuses;
- first means for restricting a use of said image processing apparatus;
- second means for setting an operation mode of said image processing apparatus in accordance with the use restricted by said first means;
- and
- control means for controlling said image processing apparatus in accordance with the operation mode set by said second means when said first means restricts the use of said image processing apparatus,
- wherein said second means is capable of setting the operation mode for each of the plurality of external apparatuses.
An image processing system having a function of restricting an operation mode, said image processing system comprising:
- input means capable of inputting images from a plurality of external apparatuses;
- first means for restricting a use of said image processing system;
- second means for setting an operation mode of said image processing system in accordance with the use restricted by said first means;
- and
- control means for controlling said image processing system in accordance with the operation mode set by said second means when said first means restricts the use of said image processing system,
- wherein said second means is capable of setting the operation mode for each of the plurality of external apparatuses.
An image processing method for an image processing apparatus or system having a function of restricting an operation mode, said image processing method comprising the steps of:
- inputting images from a plurality of external apparatuses;
- restricting a use of said image processing method;
- setting an operation mode of said image processing method in accordance with the use restricted in said restricting step;
- and
- controlling said image processing method in accordance with the operation mode set in said setting step when the use of said image processing method is being restricted in said restricting step,
- wherein said setting step is capable of setting the operation mode for each of the plurality of external apparatuses.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- data generating means for generating image data;
- image processing means having a first processing mode for processing image data received from an external apparatus and a second processing mode for processing image data generated by said data generating means;
- and
- setting means for independently setting a restriction of the processing in the first processing mode and a restriction of the processing in the second processing mode.
An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- generating image data;
- processing in a first processing mode image data received from an external apparatus and processing in a second processing mode image data generated in said generating image data step;
- and
- independently setting a restriction of the processing in the first processing mode and a restriction of the processing in the second processing mode.
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- plural restricting means for restricting a plurality of forms of use of said image processing apparatus, with the forms of use being different from each other;
- setting means for setting a restriction of an operation mode of said image processing apparatus for each of said plural restricting means;
- and
- control means for controlling said image processing apparatus in accordance with the restriction of the operation mode which is set by said setting means and which is set for a restricting means in use among said plural restricting means.
An image processing system comprising:
- plural restricting means for restricting a plurality of forms of use of said image processing system, with the forms of use being different from each other;
- setting means for setting a restriction of an operation mode of said image processing system for each of said plural restricting means;
- and
- control means for controlling said image processing system in accordance with the restriction of the operation mode which is set by said setting means and which is set for a restricting means in use among said plural restricting means.
An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- restricting with plural restricting means a plurality of forms of use of said image processing method, with the forms of use being different from each other;
- setting a restriction of an operation mode of said image processing method for each of the plural restricting means;
- and
- controlling said image processing method in accordance with the restriction of the operation mode which is set in said setting step and which is set for a restricting means in use among the plural restricting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.